Orthacodontidae Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Family: | † Orthacodontidae Glikman, 1957 |
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Orthacodontidae (also spelled Orthacodidae [1] ) is an extinct family of sharks. It is disputed as to whether it belongs to the modern shark order Hexanchiformes, [2] or the extinct order Synechodontiformes. [3] It contains three genera. Some other authors included it in Lamniformes. [4] More recent studies have generally favored its placement in the Hexanchiformes. [1]